Synonyms of puzzled

puzzled 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in bewildered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bewildered
• bemused
• surprised
• surprized
• startled
• dumfounded
• overwhelmed
• wondering
• staggered
• stunned
• awed
• stupefied
• awestricken
• dumbfounded
• marvelling
• astounded
• openmouthed
• amazed
• flabbergasted
• astonished
• awestruck
• marveling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unimpressed
• indifferent
• disinterested
• unconcerned
• uninterested
• dispassionate
• impassive
• bored
• incurious
• unemotional
• jaded
• emotionless

2

as in quizzical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quizzical
• wary
• cautious
• paranoid
• leery
• incredulous
• skeptical
• careful
• watchful
• critical
• questioning
• disbelieving
• guarded
• doubting
• paranoidal
• distrustful
• experienced
• cynical
• suspicious
• unbelieving
• mistrustful
• leary
• inquisitive
• curious
• show-me
• unconvinced
• unsure
• negativistic
• gun-shy
• uncertain
• suspecting
• hesitant
• worldly
• nosey
• nosy
• inquiring
• undecided
• knowing
• undetermined
• sophisticated
• worldly-wise
• unsettled
• snoopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• credulous
• naive
• gullible
• uncritical
• sure
• naïve
• unsophisticated
• certain
• unquestioning
• simple
• trusting
• ingenuous
• trustful
• wide-eyed
• confident
• green
• innocent
• positive
• simpleminded
• unknowing
• unworldly
• inexperienced
• impractical
• childlike
• idealistic
• gullable
• callow
• raw
• deceived
• careless
• unsuspecting
• unsuspicious
• heedless
• unwary
• duped
• beguiled
• tricked
• gulled

puzzled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of puzzle

as in baffled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffled
• perplexed
• bewildered
• confused
• mystified
• befuddled
• stunned
• flummoxed
• embarrassed
• bemused
• vexed
• flustered
• confounded
• posed
• disturbed
• bothered
• rattled
• disoriented
• discombobulated
• bamboozled
• upset
• muddled
• fuddled
• mazed
• foxed
• addled
• muddied
• buffaloed
• befogged
• got
• gravelled
• graveled
• unsettled
• vext
• stumped
• beat
• nonplussed
• disconcerted
• stuck
• nonplused
• blew one's mind
• mortified
• dismayed
• agitated
• discomfited
• distressed
• went to one's head
• abashed
• perturbed
• disquieted
• fazed
• chagrined
• weirded out
• discomforted
• misled
• discountenanced
• discomposed
• deceived
• fooled
• unhinged
• deluded
• duped
• tricked
• misguided
• beguiled
• humbugged
• hoodwinked
• strung along
• gulled
• snowed
• hoaxed
• cozened
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• assured
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened